Author: Howard Astin

“In July, we scrapped our house groups. In October we began meeting in cell groups. We did not realise what a revolutionary step we were taking.”

So begins Howard Astin’s account of the transformation of the church he runs from a caring but inward-looking parish to a Christian community where every member really counts. In St. John’s Church, Bradford, a tough inner-city church, the focal pooint of the week is now the cell group meeting. Through Body and Cell, Howard tells the story of his journey to cell church as the leader of St. John’s.